Beoga (
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
word for ''vivid'' or ''lively'') are an
Irish folk
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland.
In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there w ...
band. They were formed in
County Kerry
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in 2002 at the All-Ireland Fleadh although the original four members of the band hail from
County Antrim
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and
County Londonderry
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in
Northern Ireland
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. The line-up features Damian McKee on accordion, multi-instrumentalist Seán Óg Graham, pianist Liam Bradley and Eamon Murray on bodhrán. Niamh Dunne, from
County Limerick
"Remember Limerick"
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, joined in 2005, on vocals and fiddle.
History
Their 2007 album ''mischief'' was voted one of the top folk albums of 2007 at the Live Ireland Music Awards and the German Music Awards. Their third album, ''the incident'', was shortlisted for a
2010 Grammy Award
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nomination, in the
Best Contemporary World Music Album
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category. In that year they were awarded a U.S. House of Representatives Certificate of Congressional Recognition and were described by ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'' as "the most exciting traditional band to emerge from Ireland this century."
In 2016
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...
invited Beoga to contribute to his album
''÷'' (divide). They co-wrote the song "
Galway Girl" using parts of the track "Minute 5" from their album ''how to tune a fish''. They are also featured on the song "
Nancy Mulligan
"Nancy Mulligan" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was included on the deluxe edition of his third studio album ''÷ (album), ÷'' (2017) and is the fifteenth track. After the album's release it charted at number 13 on the UK ...
".
On 25 June 2017 the band backed Sheeran for a performance of "Nancy Mulligan" during his headline performance at
Glastonbury Festival 2017
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Tickets
General Admiss ...
.
The "''mini-album''" ''Carousel'' released in May 2020 shows a style change towards pop-music. A strong influence are the guest musicians fearured on the tracks. In April 2021 the Band released five instrumental tracks on the EP ''Breathe''. On this EP they mix the structures of traditional Irish tunes with elements of pop-music.
Gallery
411-0042-Beoga-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg, Beoga 2017
411-0021-Damian McKee-Beoga-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg, Damian McKee
411-0009-Eamon Murray-Beoga-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg, Eamon Murray
411-0013-Liam Bradley-Beoga-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg, Liam Bradley
411-0072-Niamh Dunne-Beoga-hinnerk-ruemenapf 01.jpg, Niamh Dunne
411-0017-Sean Og Graham-Beoga-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg, Seán Óg Graham
Discography
* ''A Lovely Madness'' (2004)
* ''Mischief'' (2007)
* ''The Incident'' (2009)
* ''Live at Stockfisch Studio'' (2010)
* ''How to Tune a Fish'' (2011)
* ''Beoga – Live at 10: The 10th Anniversary Concert'' (2013)
* ''Before We Change Our Mind'' (2016)
* ''Carousel'' (2020)
* ''Breathe'' (2021)
References
External links
Beoga: Official website
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Celtic music groups
Folk music groups from Northern Ireland
Musical groups established in 2002